19th June 2025
There have been temporary traffic regulation notices for the A418 Thame Bypass and Oxford Road in Thame this month, to facilitate carriageway surface dressing works which I’m sure will be good news for residents.
OCC is in the process of a £7.4 million road resurfacing programme this spring, aiming to improve nearly 100 roads across the county. The initiative involves surface dressing treatments to over one million square metres of carriageway.
This preventive maintenance approach is designed to extend the lifespan of roads and enhance driving conditions. The council emphasises the importance of this work in maintaining road quality and urges motorists to stay informed about upcoming works and to drive cautiously in treated areas.
The resurfacing method offers many advantages, including:
- Sealing the road surface to keep out water, one of the major causes of deterioration and potholes.
- Reducing the deterioration of the road surface.
- Restoring the necessary level of skid resistance to reduce skid-related traffic collisions.
- Enabling worn out road surfaces to last longer, increasing the time before structural maintenance is required.
- Maximising the cost effectiveness of limited highway maintenance budgets.
- Minimising traffic disruption and congestion as large areas of roads – up to 100,000 square metres – can be treated in a single day.
- The work is highly weather dependent and cannot be completed in wet conditions.
Updated details about the programme, including a map showing where and when the work will be taking place, is available on Oxfordshire County Council’s website.
Every roadside drainage gully to be cleaned this year
Work to clean and empty every highway drainage gully in Oxfordshire this year - and every year going forward - is now under way.
